The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-10-14

The Count is still in session, with Their
Hanors, Judges Brooke and Crane on the
Bench, and is occupied in the trial of criminal
cases We are requested by the Cont to state
that the attendance Of the 1st weeks petit
j Try will be required on Monday the 18th INST.
The following constitute the panel
Jas X. Ridgley, Tobias Duvali, J. Benson
Perrie, VIM. Z. Wallis, Richard II. Sasscer,
Fielder c. Duvall, Thomas Ii. Latimer, Will
liam Pinkney, VIM. W. salisbury, Francis NJ.
Bowie, Richard ii. salisbury, Wallace A.
Thomas, Robert c. Naylor, Enos r. Shreeve,
Martin Fladung, William Berry, Thos. X.
Coombe, William V. Pyles, Amos W. Souder,
II. Harrison S,sscer, }. Douglass Mercer, VIM.
H. Owings, Thomas NJ. keeeh, ST., Aqulla
It. Robinson.
The following Gases have been disposed If
since our last report:
Lanham vs. Cook Replevn salt. Tried
before Court, and verdict for the plaintiff, tor
property replevned and one cent damages and
COSTS. Meirick for Cook, Roberts Stanley
for plaintiff.
Boy kin Lee vs.. Lawrence and Wife. Tried
before the Court, Jud ,u.nt reserved. MaSru-
iur def nilnt
State vs. j. W. Brown, Indictment for at
tempt to rape. Jury trial. Jury out when we
went to press. Brandt for State, Wilson y
Merrick Tor prisoner.
State vs.. Richard West, indicted for
larceny; tried before the Court, found
guilty and sent to the House of Refor-
nation for three years.
State VS.. Henson Butler, indicted for
larceny; tried before jury, found guilty
and sentenced to be confined in the
penitentiary for two years. Brandt for
state, r. B. b. Chew, Jr., for prisoner.
State vs.. Columbus Berry; indicted
for assault and battery tried before the
Court and adjudged guilty. Sentence
reserved.
State VS.. Philip H. Watts. indicted
for selling whiskey on Sunday, tried
before 4 Jury and found not guilty.
Brandt Tor State, NJ. Bannon for Watts.
State vs. George Eundy, three cases
for assault; tried before the Court and
fined $50 and costs in each case. Brandt
for State, Joseph 5. Wilson tor Rundy.
John II. Johnson vs.. County Com
mssiOners of Prince Georges county.
Action for damages i'll being thrown
from his wagon while passing over
bad road. Tried before y jury and YER
diet of $3.50 damages rendered. William
Stanley for the Commissioners, George
G. Merrick for johnson.
Yesterday the Court heard the case OF
Talbert Il McCauley VS.. ). Il. Suit; action
for debt; tried before the Court aud held
under advisement. Woodbury. Wheeler,
Joseph 5. Wilson aud +. Snowden Hill
for plaintiffs, aud Roberts Il Stanley for
defendants.
The Grand Jury completed their labors on
Wednesday and were discharged, after SUBJ
hitting the following report to the Court:
To the Honorable, tie Circuit Court,
for Prince Georges County, Maryland:
We have been in session nine days and have
made twenty prOsentments and found twenty
true bills and examined 81 witnesses.
We have had two or three small cases which
In our Judgment ought to have been disposed
Of before a magistrate, but have carefully in
qured into each case brought befo lis, and
have made presentment in every instance
where we thought we were justified. We also
report tua: all of the bonded Constbles APP
peared before the Grand Jury during the early
part of its session.
The Grand Jury during its session visited
the Jail and found it perfectly clean and IN a
healthy condition, and feel assured that the
officers in charge are doing all in their power
FIR the comfort Of the prisoners confined there
III. But We recommend that the plasteri ng
which has fallen t.on the ceiling in some OF
the upper cells b: replaced before cold wealth
er. A wall of the of the cells also needs re-
pairing part Of it was removed some
months past by prisoner.
Our courteous and kind States Attorney
has given us all the assistance in his power,
for which we desire in this public way 10
thank him.
We also desire to thank oar B,lif for his
kind atteiI ions and the strict way in which
he has discharged his duties.
Appended u this you will please find the
report of the committee from our body who
visited the Aims House.
Having completed all the business which
has been brought before us, We respectfully
ask our discharge.
NATHAN DIEHL,
Foreman.
The committee of Grand Jurors appointed
to visit the Aims House, beg leave to report
that We find the premises well kept, the i'll
mates OF which, four are white, and clever
coloreG, seem comfortable and conte ntei, and
everyt hing done for them within the power o.
Kind and attentive keeper. The dwelling
house and outbuildings are in good state q
repair. But We are sorry to report the house,
wherein the colOred people are kept Is TOTALLY
unfit for the purpose and insufficient for theii
comfort. We find the Male and femi ale occu-
py same apartments and the insane at liberty t
walk about all hours, (there being no place tt
coutine theml to the great risk OF the property
AS fires have been started at MS int, on severa
occasions by such persons:
The house these colored people occupy is
in very bad state Of repair, the silIs are rot
ten and part Of the weather boarding is of
making II very uncomfortable for these ole
and infirm people during the winter.
We therefore recommen and earnestly de
sire that a new and suitable building be erect
ed AT once for heir accommodation. We woul,
recommend that the records Of this house b.
M IRE strictly kept, AS We fad in only few
eases the dates of d mission, i nd in no cas-
the time of discharge or da'e of death. w
have to report from the mem Try Of the Keeper
twu deaths since April 1851, one white an,